How many prisoners were released in the assault of the Bastille

Sedem.Vav France  Bastille Day, July 14, is a national holiday and a glorious national symbol, the equivalent of July 4 in the USA. From the heroic paintings of the event one gets the impression that hundreds of proud revolutionaries have come from prison, waving three-color flags. In fact, then in the Bastille was only half a dozen prisoners.

Bastille was stormed on July 14 1789Soon after, Paris was hit by a dark engravings showing weary prisoners, chained together with the dried skeletons. These are then created to further the overall impression of conditions in this prison. Fortress of the XIII century, has been used for centuries in prison. At the time of Louis XVI,  there have been kept mostly people arrested on the orders of the king or his ministers on charges of conspiracy and subversion. One of the notable prisoners was Voltaire, who wrote there "Oedipus" in 1718

Seven prisoners in the Bastille on that day were four coiner, Count de Solange (who was in prison for sexual acts) and two crazy (one of whom was an Englishman or Irishman who said Major White, was put his chin up back and think of Julius Caesar).

In the assault killed hundreds of people vkluchitelno and manager of the prison, whose head was impaled and drift around Paris. The prison guards were invalids- soldiers unfit for regular service - and conditions for most prisoners were quite comfortable, furnished room and guaranteed visiting hours.

The drawing of the artist Jean Fragonard of such a visit in 1785 fashion show dressed ladies who walk around the yard with the inmates. The tables have food, alcohol and tobacco is allowed to keep pets. Jean Francois Marmontel, a prisoner from 1759 to 1760 writes: "The wine was superb, but it was good. There was no dessert, had to be deprived of something. Overall, I think jail is eating very well "

In the diary of Louis XVI day storming of the Bastille is written: "Nothing." He had to empty their hunting bag that day.